innumerate
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- adjective
- /ɪˈnjuːmərət/
- To pretend that the warming has stopped is to simply demonstrate that you are statistically innumerate or that you know the truth but choose not to present it.
Examples
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You have the right to try to convince them with your statistics, but you will fail, and this is not because they are innumerate.
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The problem with your cough interpretation of the CDC data, John D, is that you appear to be innumerate.
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I would normally agree, but Sullivan's math error post occurred after he was charged with being innumerate by John.
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At that point, somebody needed to remind him (EDIT: and the audience) that he was innumerate (and therefore was incapable of accurately making that assessment).
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If Meghan could add or subtract, she wouldn't be able to write the incredibly innumerate columns she's been writing for years.
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Political reporters don't incorporate that stuff into their chatter because they're mostly innumerate, and it doesn't cost them anything to not know what they're talking about.
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Many people in the audience were completely innumerate, struggling to understand the basic statistics presented in the lecture.
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The teacher noticed that many students were innumerate, finding it hard to grasp simple addition and subtraction.
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In an innumerate world, mathematical concepts are often misunderstood, leading to incorrect conclusions in daily life.
Antonyms
How Numerate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Innumerate is made from in- meaning 'not' and numer- meaning 'number', the same root as the common word number. So, someone who is innumerate is 'not' comfortable with numbers or simple math, which is why the word means lacking basic math skills.